How to Borrow Money for Down Payments (and Pay it Back!)
This week’s question comes from AJ through Ashley’s Instagram direct messages. AJ is asking a question many new investors have: If I borrow down payment money from friends or family,…
How to Quell Your Money Anxiety (Even as a High Earner!)
If you want to know how to save money, just look at your expenses. Odds are, if you’re like most people, you aren’t budgeting or tracking your expenses to a…
Attention, Multifamily Investors: Why You Must Raise Rents 33% to Break Even (Part I)
“How dare that guy say this!” I know that’s what many of you are thinking. Yeah, I feel sheepish about it, too. But as the author of a book…
Killer Cash Flow with This “Tenant-First” Section 8 Rental Strategy
Section 8 BRRRR investing seems like a niche within a niche. To start, you have your classic BRRRR strategy (buy, rehab, rent, refinance repeat), a method that many real estate…
Building an Out-of-State Empire by Using the Right Type of Real Estate Agent
Knowing how to find a real estate agent is one thing. Knowing how to find a truly investor-friendly agent is another. While most real estate agents and realtors can show…
The End of Self-Improvement: Why a Focus on Improving Yourself Can Be Disempowering
Self-improvement is a widely accepted approach to transforming your life. Booksellers commonly assign books about transformation to the self-help or self-improvement category or section. My first book, Do the Impossible,…
3 Must-Have Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs
As my wife and I continue to grow our investment property portfolio, I often wonder why everyone else isn’t doing the same thing. I look around my circle of friends,…
Rising Rates, Rentals vs. Primary Residences | Coaching Calls
If a housing bubble is on the horizon, how best do real estate investors prepare for the massive hit they’re about to take? With so much money flowing throughout the…
How to Make Extra Money in 2019 (22 Part-Time Gigs & Side Hustle Ideas)
Would you like to make more money? Silly question, I know. Boosting your income is one of two main levers you can pull to increase your savings rate and fast…
Fighting the “Hustle Culture” That Ruins The Joy of FI
“Hustle culture” has been a term for the past decade or so. It somehow became a badge of honor to prove that you’re working the hardest, longest, and most stressful…